toefl one

Question 1

spontaneous

Answer 1

(adjective)
- happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced. Not planned.

: His jokes seemed spontaneous, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand.

Question 2

relevant

Answer 2

(adjective)
- connected with what is happening or being discussed

: For further information, please refer to the relevant leaflet.

Question 3

permanent

Answer 3

(adjective)
- lasting for a long time or forever

: The disease can cause permanent damage to the brain.

Question 4

hoarse

Answer 4

(adjective)
- having a rough voice, often because of a sore throat or a cold

: You’ll make yourself hoarse if you keep shouting like that!

Question 5

privilege

Answer 5

(noun)
- an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich.

: Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege.

Question 6

miniature

Answer 6

(adjective)
- used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object.

: I bought some miniature furniture for my niece’s dollhouse.

Question 7

accommodate

Answer 7

(verb)
- to provide with a place to live or to be stored in.

: New students may be accommodated in halls of residence.

Question 8

guerrilla

Answer 8

(noun)
- a member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official army forces.

: A small band of guerrillas has blown up a train in the mountains.

Question 8

guerrilla

Answer 8

(noun)
- a member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official army forces.

: A small band of guerrillas has blown up a train in the mountains.

Question 9

questionnaire

Answer 9

(noun)
- a list of questions that several people are asked so that information can be collected about something.

: Visitors to the country have been asked to fill in a detailed questionnaire.

Question 10

ecstasy

Answer 10

(noun)
- a state of extreme happiness, especially when feeling pleasure.

: She threw her head back as if in ecstasy.

Question 11

conceive

Answer 11

(verb)
1)
- to imagine something

: He couldn’t conceive of a time when he would have no job.

2)
- to invent a plan or an idea

: He conceived the plot for this film while he was still a student.

3)
- to become pregnant, or to cause a baby to begin to form

: The baby was conceived in March, so will be born in December.

Question 12

perceive

Answer 12

(verb)
1
- to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something (BELIEVE)

: How do the French perceive the British?